Momma Don't Allow is a 1956 short British documentary film co-directed by Karel Reisz and Tony Richardson, and filmed by Walter Lassally.[1] Produced by the British Film Institute Experimental Film Fund,[2] it was first shown in February 1956, as part of the first Free Cinema programme at the National Film Theatre.[3]
The film depicts a performance of The Chris Barber Jazz Band (with Ottilie Patterson) at The Fishmonger's Arms, a trad jazz club in Wood Green, North London.[4] It features extensive footage of skip jiving by the audience on the club's dance floor.
References
- ^ "Momma Don't Allow (1956)". BFI. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Watch Momma Don't Allow". BFI Player.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Free Cinema 1". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Momma Don't Allow (1956)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
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